A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical ___
___ of cash and location on achieving that idea.
Cash ___
___, in fact, often means that the only way of ___
___ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things ___
___ financially. There are obvious ___
___of living at home—personal laundry is usually ___
___ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to ______. And there is ___
___ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.
On the other hand, ___
___ depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—______do you like them? Are you prepared to be ___
___ when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot strike a(n) ___
___, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you ___
___ finding somewhere else to live?
If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are ___
___well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always ___
___. If you are going to work in a ___
___ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, ___
___ these should be approached with ___
___. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the ___
___ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.
| 小题1: | | A．ideal | B．perfect | C．imaginative | D．satisfactory |
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| 小题2: | | A．demerits | B．weaknesses | C．insufficiencies | D．restrictions |
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| 小题3: | | A．cut | B．short | C．lacking | D．drain |
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| 小题4: | | A．getting with | B．getting along with | C．getting by | D．getting back |
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| 小题5: | | A．improve | B．proceed | C．develop | D．enhance |
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| 小题6: | | A．concerns | B．issues | C．problems | D．merits |
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| 小题7: | | A．still | B．always | C．habitually | D．consequently |
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| 小题8: | | A．call through | B．call over | C．call on | D．call out |
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| 小题9: | | A．scarcely | B．less | C．little | D．sometimes |
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| 小题10: | | A．little | B．much | C．adequate | D．enough |
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| 小题11: | | A．nevertheless | B．while | C．however | D．or |
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| 小题12: | | A．moderate | B．hostile | C．indifferent | D．lenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．agreement | B．consensus | C．compromise | D．deal |
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| 小题14: | | A．continue | B．commence | C．commend | D．confirm |
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| 小题15: | | A．seldom | B．less | C．absolutely | D．likely |
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| 小题16: | | A．available | B．anaccessto information | C．valuable | D．accessible |
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| 小题17: | | A．time-honored | B．similar | C．humid | D．conversant |
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| 小题18: | | A．though | B．while | C．since | D．as |
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| 小题19: | | A．passion | B．prudence | C．carelessness | D．concern |
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| 小题20: | | A．same | B．equivalent | C．equal | D．similarity |
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